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The hidden retention crisis in open source (and how FOSSASIA is solving it)
I spent the weekend watching young developers at a FOSSASIA hackathon do something that would likely trigger an HR review in the corporate world: they were actively helping their competitors. When one...
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We bet big on Rust. But what does it actually take to keep it alive?
When we tore down our Lightway protocol last year and rebuilt it from scratch in Rust, the engineering logic was airtight. We wanted absolute memory safety. We wanted a codebase that security auditors...
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A beginner-friendly guide to confidential computing
Organizations have long had ways to protect data when it’s stored or sent across the internet using encryption. But there’s a catch: those protections usually stop when the data is actually being ...
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How we engineered a way to restrict child sexual abuse material without looking at your data
Our new partnership with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) proves that strong encryption and targeted CSAM prevention can coexist through careful DNS engineering. For years, the fundamental operatin...
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The ultimate guide to recursive DNS: Everything you need to know
The internet runs on a complex system called the Domain Name System (DNS) that turns human-readable domain names into machine-readable IP addresses. A recursive DNS server is a vital part of this syst...
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DHCP vs. DNS: Understanding key differences and functions
Every time a device goes online, it relies on two background services. One gives your device the settings it needs to join a network, and the other turns domain names like “example.com” into the n...
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What is Usenet and how does it work? A beginner’s guide
Long before TikTok trends, Instagram scrolls, and YouTube rabbit holes, the internet was a much quieter place. Digital conversations didn’t happen in ad-driven apps but in text-based communication s...
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What is IPsec? How this security protocol protects your network
Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a protocol suite designed to protect data as it travels across the internet. Whether you’re connecting to a work network from home or simply using a VPN on your...
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VPN protocols explained and compared: Which is best for speed, security, and everyday use?
When installing and using a VPN, you can usually choose a protocol like OpenVPN, WireGuard, or Lightway, ExpressVPN’s own high-speed protocol built for better performance and reliability. VPN protoc...
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Why ExpressVPN switched from C to Rust for Lightway's code
We have just rolled out a new version of Lightway to users—one that sees our pioneering VPN protocol rewritten in Rust programming language. Here we wanted to take a moment to discuss some of the mo...
